One study involved 90 boys from ages 6 to 15. half of them were in the school orchestra and the other half had no musical training. The music students retained more words in a verbal memory test than the non-music students. While participating in a musical group, a young person learns to work with his fellow musicians, to accept making mistakes and moving on, to develop sympath for another person having trouble learning the music and have a wider appreciation of cultures from around the world.
To quote music professor Martha Nusbaum, ''a musical education cultivates human beings rather than producing useful machines''. Music can increase self-esteem, develop creative thinking, problem solving and communication skills.
Did you know researchers have found a definite link between music skills and acheivement in math and English? Exposure to music is education is most critical for at-risk youth. Studies show the arts can help those troubled younsters from going back into the criminal justice system. The North Dakota Journal of Human Services reported that music participation is the most effective way to reduce drinking, arrests, vandalism and marijuana use and can reduce the odds of delinquency by 43-86%
The Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Report stated high school students who participated in band or orchestra had the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances, including alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.
ARCHIVE 2008 - CONCERT SCHEDULE
 
June 18, 2008       City Hall Art Reception Anniversary - Art
                             in City Hall.  String Quartet Performing
                             5-7 pm.  Contact Rhonda Hancock (352) 544-5407
 
July 11, 2008         Dixie League Baseball Concert
                             at the Jerome Brown Center.  6-8 pm Banquet.
 
July 24th, 2008     United Way - Career Center in Spring Hill. 
                             String Quartet Performing 5-6 pm.
                             Contact Merrit Tilson  (352) 683-3555
 
August 29th, 2008  Paesano's Resturante - 7421 
      Cancelled.         Spring Hill Dr. Spring Hill
  (a new date will     String Quartet Performing 7 pm.
       be made).         Contact Merrit Tilson  (352) 683-3555
 
November 8th, 2008 - Saturday, 12 noon at the Band Shell,
                              Hernando Park, Brooksville after
                              (Veterans Day Parade).
 
November 16th, 2008 - Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Spring Hill Community   
                               Association Lake House. 1202 Kenlake Ave.
                               Spring Hill. (this is part of the Fall Harvest
                               of Art Festival - Spring Hill Art League).
 
December 6th, 2008 - (Saturday) Roger's Christmas House
                              In Brooksville at 7 pm. The Orchestra will 
                              perform a  Classical program sponsored           
                              by the  Hernando Fine Arts Council
 
December 13th, 2008 - Saturday, 4 p.m. at the Band shell - Cancelled (Too Cold).
Conductor: Roland Hanneman a/k/a John St.John
 
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Robert Barnes / George Rubis
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